How to
-ENCODING THE NFC-
WE WOULD WALK YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS OF ENCODING THE EMERGENCY TEXT MESSAGE ON YOUR CHILD'S PHONE. THIS PROCESS USUALLY TAKES 10 MINUTES FOR FIRST TIMERS.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
1. YOUR CHILD'S PHONE OR THE PHONE THAT WOULD SEND THE EMERGENCY TEXT MESSAGE.
2. THE WHISTLE AND THE RECTANGULAR THINGY
3. A CUP OF COFFEE, BECAUSE, WELL....
STEP 1 - DOWNLOAD THE APP ON THE PARENT'S PHONE FOR WRITING ONTO THE NFC, WE NEED A DEDICATED APP THAT CAN DO SO. THERE ARE MANY APPS THAT CAN READ AND WRITE NFC'S, WE RECOMMEND USING A GREAT APP CALLED "NFC TOOLS" BY AN INNOVATIVE FRENCH SOFTWARE COMPANY CALLED WAKDEV.
ANDROID
IPHONE
ANDROID
IPHONE
ANDROID USERS WOULD BE PROMPTED TO APPROVE INSTALLATION FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES.
STEP 2 - VERIFY THE NFC FEATURE IS TURNED ON.
GO TO SETTINGS -> SWITCH "NFC" ON
STEP 3 - THE TEXT THAT WOULD BE ENCODED ONTO THE NFC IS THE MESSAGE YOU'LL RECEIVE WHEN THE NFC TRIGGER IS ACTIVATED.
YOUR CHILD'S PHONE WOULD SEND ITS LOCATION AS COORDINATES. FOR THESE COORDINATES TO BE READ AS A LOCATION LINK, COPY THIS TEXT:
GOOGLE.COM/MAPS/PLACE/{LAT},{LNG}
YOU CAN ALSO COPY THE TEXT BY SCANNING THIS BARCODE
STEP 4 - GO TO THE NFC TOOLS APP, SKIP TUTORIAL, AND NAVIGATE TO THE "TASKS" TAB ON THE TOP MENU.
SELECT "ADD A TASK"
SELECT "PHONE"
SELECT "SEND AN SMS"
NOTE:
THE APP CAN ENCODE MANY NFC TRIGGERS ON YOUR PHONE, LIKE MAKING A CALL TO EMERGENCY SERVICES.
STEP 5 - GO TO THE NFC TOOLS APP, SKIP TUTORIAL AND NAVIGATE TO THE "TASKS" TAB ON THE TOP MENU
INPUT YOUR (THE PARENTS') NUMBER - THIS IS THE NUMBER THE TEXT WILL BE SENT TO
COPY THE TEXT BELOW AND PASTE IT IN THE MESSAGE SECTION
PRESS OK
COPY THIS TEXT OR SCAN THE BARCODE:
GOOGLE.COM/MAPS/PLACE/{LAT},{LNG}
TO ADD ANOTHER TEXT MESSAGE, REPEAT STEP 4. THEN ADD THE TEXT BELOW OR SCAN THE QR CODE TO THE MESSAGE SECTION:
IN TROUBLE, CAN'T ANSWER PHONE. CURRENT BATTERY LEVEL {POWER-LEVEL}%
TO ADD ANOTHER TEXT MESSAGE, REPEAT STEP 4. THEN ADD THE TEXT BELOW OR SCAN THE QR CODE TO THE MESSAGE SECTION:
IN TROUBLE, CAN'T ANSWER PHONE. CURRENT BATTERY LEVEL {POWER-LEVEL}%
STEP 6 - PRESS WRITE. YOU'LL BE PROMPTED TO "APPROACH AN NFC TAG"
APPROACH THE WHISTLE TO THE PHONE AS SEEN IN THE ILLUSTRATION.
NOTE: THE LOCATION OF THE NFC ANTENNA ON THE PHONE VARIES PER MANUFACTURER. USUALLY, IT IS LOCATED ON THE UPPER SECTION OF THE PHONE.
WHEN THE PHONE IDENTIFIES THE NFC, YOU'LL GET A FEEDBACK THAT THE INFORMATION WAS WRITTEN.
Child'S phone
-INSTALLING THE NFC TASKS ON YOUR CHILD'S PHONE-
DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL "NFC TASKS" BY WAKDEV ON THE CHILD'S PHONE, THIS APP WILL READ THE INFORMATION YOU'VE ENCODED ON THE NFC AND SEND THE EMERGENCY TEXT MESSAGE
CHILD'S PHONE
VERIFY THAT THE GPS ON THE CHILD'S PHONE IS TURNED ON
APPROACH THE NFC TO THE CHILD'S PHONE LIKE IT WAS SHOWN IN STEP 6, THE "NFC TASKS" APP BY WAKDEV WOULD SEND YOU AN EMERGENCY TEXT MESSAGE
